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4. As a result of the aforesaid two Government Orders, of the years 2005 and 2012, the Notification for recruitment issued on 26.8.2014 contained special instructions under Paragraph 4.F and G. These instructions in Paragraph 4.F and G are extracted as follows :

"4.F. In G.O.Ms.No.53 Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme Department dated 11.4.2005, G.O.(Ms). No.642 Home (Courts-I) Department dated 31.8.2012 and Government Letter No.49858/Cts-I/2014-4 dated 8.8.2014, the post of Civil Judge has been identified as suitable for PD/PB/O categories of differently abled persons alone [PD - Partially Deaf (40-50% disability), PB - Partially Blind (40-50% disability), O-Ortho]. The candidates should upload the documents referred in para 14(f) of the Commission's 'Instructions to the Candidates' when called for.
"In continuation of the Government letter fifth cited, I am directed to state that in view of the administrative exigencies and not to delay the selection, the High Court has considered the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission's letter dated 4.8.2014 and accepts the proposal to go ahead with the selection for the posts of Civil Judge notifying the percentage of disability as 40-50% for partially blind and partially deaf, for the present selection alone. The Registrar General, High Court of Madras has therefore requested to go ahead with the issue of Notification immediately for the 162 posts of Civil Judge announcing 40-50% of disability for partially blind and partially deaf, for the present selection alone."
(3) For Rule 10, the following Rule shall be substituted namely '10. Reservation of Appointments :
(1) The provisions of Sub-Rule (b) of Rule 21 and Rule 22 of the General Rules in Part II of the Tamilnadu State and Subordinate Service Rules relating to reservation of appointment shall apply to the posts of District Judge (Entry Level) and Civil Judge by direct recruitment.
(2) 3% of the vacancies in the post of Civil Judge and District Judge (Entry Level) in direct recruitment shall be reserved for partially blind, partially deaf and orthopaedically handicapped candidates having the following range or degree of disability namely Partially blind - 40% to 50% Partially hearing impairment - 40% to 50% Orthopaedically handicapped - 40% and above Provided that no person shall be eligible for the above reservation unless he satisfies the Appointing Authority that his disability will not affect the discharge of his duties in the aforesaid posts.
(xvii) When the matter was under consideration, the decision of the Supreme Court in National Federation of the Blind came. Hence, the Full Court took a call on 5.7.2014 and a decision was taken to refer the matter to the Rule Committee. Before the Rule Committee could take a decision, the process of recruitment of 162 Civil Judges (the present recruitment, to which this writ petition relates) began. (xviii) Therefore, the Public Service Commission sent a letter dated 4.8.2014 to the Government seeking the consent of the Government to issue a Notification for recruitment, fixing 40-50% disability for partially blind and partially deaf candidates. The Government sought the opinion of the High Court and the High Court gave no objections. Thereafter, the Government issued the impugned communication dated 8.8.2014 directing the Service Commission to initiate the process of selection of 162 Civil Judges, by notifying the percentage of disability as 40-50% for partially blind and partially deaf, for the present selection alone. This is why paragraph 4.F was incorporated in the Notification bearing No.15/2014 dated 26.8.2014 issued by the Public Service Commission.